LaLiga aims for a match between Barcelona and Atlético Madrid Miami – sources

LaLiga is still working to host Barcelona’s home game against Atlético Madrid in Miami in the third weekend of December, but several pieces still need to fall into place for the plan to be implemented, various sources told ESPN.

The Spanish league has been working on moving a game to the United States for several years, but has previously faced resistance from the Spanish Football Federation [RFEF]FIFA and US Soccer, among others.

However, sources say that some of these issues have now been cleared up and that there is a real possibility of Barça’s game against Atlético being broadcast at the Hard Rock Stadium.

Relevent Sports Group, which is working on the project in collaboration with LaLiga, declined to comment on the latest developments.

A source at FIFA confirmed that LaLiga and the clubs were working on the plan, but did not immediately make the governing body’s new position clear.

The Miami Dolphins will host the San Francisco 49ers at Hard Rock Stadium on December 22nd.

LaLiga president Javier Tebas has repeatedly expressed his desire to play a regular-season game abroad, while sources told ESPN that the news “would not have come out” if both clubs had not remained interested in being involved.

Barça and Atlético were both involved in previous plans to move a game to the States, although neither Barça’s game against Girona nor Atlético’s game against Villarreal was ultimately postponed.

At the time, this was due to opposition from several sports associations, although the stance of some of these organizations has changed following a landmark court case earlier this year.

In April, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Relevent’s antitrust lawsuit against FIFA and the U.S. Soccer Federation over the world soccer governing body’s policy of prohibiting a country from playing league games with teams from other countries.

Despite this victory, other questions remain unanswered. For example, the situation at the RFEF is the most complicated because the institution does not have a president until December 16. However, a source suggested that the interim board could approve staging a game abroad.

UEFA, which governs football in Europe, would also have to give the plans the green light.

“UEFA has not been contacted regarding this matter,” a spokesman for the body told ESPN. “The process to be followed in such cases is to obtain the consent of the clubs, the RFEF, US Soccer, CONCACAF and only then UEFA.”